Though a landlubber may say the robots look more like a stumpy octopus than a jellyfish, according to the paper the shape is actually most similar to a juvenile “ephyra stage” moon jellyfish ...

Beachgoers have spoken of their surprise at the "surreal" sight of thousands of dead jellyfish washed up on the shore. The moon jellyfish were spotted at Broadsands Beach near Ilfracombe.

Phages can kill bacteria on or in a multicellular host organism, such as the polyp of the moon jellyfish. Phages specialize ...

What you're witnessing is bioluminescence, a key feature of some species of the ethereally quirky moon jellyfish. Its ...

More delicate areas, such as the eyes and lips, might be more easily pierced. Dr Bob Brown Moon jellyfish or Aurelia aurita are relatively harmless to humans There are six or seven species of ...

In 2006, beaches in Italy and Spain were closed because of a bloom of jellyfish known as mauve stingers. In 2013 a Swedish nuclear plant temporarily shut down because moon jellies were blocking ...

In recognition of the high standard of entries, 25 extra images were selected by the Natural History Museum and put to the public vote. Moon jellyfish swarm in the cool autumnal waters of a fjord ...